There are many ways to determine the discard point of your frying oil. Some are more accurate than others. To start, let’s take a look at the main reasons for discarding frying oil, and then we’ll review some options for testing it.

Deep fat frying is perhaps the most dynamic cooking process known. Foods of all sorts are dropped into hot oil that ranges in temperature from 275ºF to over 400ºF. This cooking oil is in a constant state of flux thanks to its exposure to high temperatures, air, moisture, food, and the different components in […]